UK Statutory Instrument
2012
United Kingdom
The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) Order 2012
At a glance
What's here
7 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Notification by suppliers of domestic customers and energy supplied
- Notify Administrator of domestic customer numbers and energy supplied
Achievement of carbon emissions reduction obligation
- Achieve carbon emissions reduction obligation by 31st March 2015
Achievement of carbon saving community obligation
- Achieve carbon saving community obligations by specified deadlines
Achievement of home heating cost reduction obligation
- Achieve home heating cost reduction target by March 2015
Notifications of qualifying actions and adjoining installations
- Notify the Administrator of completed qualifying actions and adjoining installations
Approval of an appropriate methodology for carbon saving or cost saving
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must notify supplier of methodology approval decision Statutory regulator
Information from suppliers
- Provide information and evidence of compliance to the Administrator when requested
Browse 24 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Overall carbon emissions reduction target, carbon saving community target and home heating cost reduction target
Definition of a supplier
Article 4: group companies
Overall obligation period
Determining carbon emissions reduction obligations, carbon saving community obligations and home heating cost reduction obligations
Determining a supplier’s reduced phase 3 carbon emissions reduction obligation
Determining obligations for a supplier who is not a member of a group
Determining obligations for a supplier who is a member of a group
Determining supply
Actions in specified adjoining areas of low income
Determining savings for a qualifying boiler repair and replacement
Determining savings for qualifying actions
Determining the qualifying CERO achievement for a supplier which is not a group company
Attributing an uplift to certain eligible CERO actions
Determining the group qualifying CERO achievement for suppliers which are members of a group of companies
Attributing an uplift to certain eligible group CERO actions
Transfers
Excess Actions
Transfers of excess actions
Group application for reallocation and carry forward of excess CERT actions
Final determination and reporting
Enforcement
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